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Judge Claiborne McDonald

Claiborne “Buddy “ McDonald IV, “Buddy” to his friends, is the son of Claiborne and Edith Rapp McDonald and the Grandson of Claiborne and Helen Camp McDonald and William and Margaret Lockhart Rapp. He is a native of Pearl River County.

Buddy is married to the former Suzy Stockstill and they have four children; Hugh C. McDonald, Neil Sullivan Angus McDonald, Emily Nowell and Erin Detillier. They have four grandsons Mason B. McDonald, Malcolm Claiborne McDonald, Teddy Nowell and Samuel Nowell. Buddy and Suzy are members of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Picayune where Buddy serves on the Finance Council and Suzy serves on the Church’s School Board.

EDUCATION

Buddy graduated from the following schools:

Picayune Public Schools

Mississippi State University, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science 1970

University of Alabama School of Law, Juris Doctorate 1973

Buddy attended the University of Southern Mississippi for Post Graduate Work in Criminal Justice

National College of District Attorneys Career Prosecutors Course, Experienced Prosecutors Course, Homicide Prosecutors Course and Numerous Others.

Buddy also served as an Instructor in the National College of District Attorneys training other Prosecutors from around the country.

ADMISSION TO LEGAL PRACTICE

Buddy is admitted to practice Law before:

The Mississippi Supreme Court

All the Chancery and Circuit Courts of Mississippi

The United States District Court For the Southern District of Mississippi

The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

The Supreme Court of the United States of America

PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY

Buddy was in Private Practice in Pearl River County from 1973 to 1984 and from 2006 till 2016 and held the following positions and elected and appointed public offices

Municipal Judge City of Picayune

City Attorney Picayune, Mississippi

Elected County Prosecuting Attorney Pearl River County

Assistant District Attorney Fifteenth Circuit District of Mississippi

[Lamar, Pearl River, Marion, Jefferson Davis, and Lawrence Counties]

Twice Elected District Attorney Fifteenth Circuit District of Mississippi